Frances was born December 14, 1927, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Frank A. “Bud” Knight and Zenda Welch Knight. Her father was a teamster who hauled oilfield pipe by horse drawn wagons into the early day Osage oilfields. She moved with her parents throughout West Texas, following the oil fields, and then to Odessa, Texas, where her parents established Superior Paraffin Scraping Company. In Odessa, Frances met a young Petroleum Engineer working for Phillips Petroleum Company, Milford J. Kaufman, and they were married in 1948. They raised three children in Bartlesville. After Milford’s untimely death in 1971, Frances moved to the Austin, Texas, area where she cared for her parents for many years.
In 1998, she moved to Sun City in Georgetown, Texas, where she met and married Norman N. Davis in 2003. After Norman’s passing in 2011, she lived at The Legacy at Georgetown.
Frances is survived by her son, James M. Kaufman and wife Teresa of Oklahoma City, her daughter, Nancy Kaufman Redden and husband Bob of Georgetown, her daughter, Cheryl Kaufman Vanek and husband Jeff of Georgetown, and stepson Mike Davis and wife Cynthia of Georgetown. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Blaine Redden, Nathan Kaufman and Kaitlin Kaufman Jaramillo, five great grandchildren, one great-great grandson and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her two siblings, Paul A. Knight and Wanda Abshier.
At Frances’ request, there will be no funeral service. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Those wishing to honor her memory may do so with a donation to The Salvation Army.
“But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.” (2 Peter 3:18)
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